universal social charge???

lawnseed · January 18, 2011, 11:05:29 PM

i never had to pay the health levy when i worked in the south. do us nordies have to pay this tax? i hear it fairly adds up

Mario · January 18, 2011, 11:17:34 PM

How come you never had to pay it? I got exempt from the income levy from April past (as did all nordies) something to do with them bringing in free prescriptions for everyone in the north, got 8 months income levy back just before christmas which was a nice wee lift.

As far as I know everyone has to pay the USC, 3 marginal rates:

The rates of Universal Social Charge are:

2% on the first €10,036
4% on the next €5,980
7% on the balance.

So will be steep enough

lawnseed · January 19, 2011, 12:17:27 AM

Quote from: Mario on January 18, 2011, 11:17:34 PM
How come you never had to pay it? I got exempt from the income levy from April past (as did all nordies) something to do with them bringing in free prescriptions for everyone in the north, got 8 months income levy back just before christmas which was a nice wee lift.

As far as I know everyone has to pay the USC, 3 marginal rates:

The rates of Universal Social Charge are:

2% on the first €10,036
4% on the next €5,980
7% on the balance.

So will be steep enough

is there any way out of this? have you made any enquiries

Mario · January 19, 2011, 01:02:20 PM

No I don't think there is any way out of it, i read somewhere that people from Northern Ireland will have to pay regardless of whether they have an NI medical card or not.

lawnseed · January 26, 2011, 10:31:16 PM

i think nordies are in the same category as medical card holders might be able to avoid this tax after all

Mario · January 26, 2011, 10:52:19 PM

Yeah seen they made a change to the finance bill today, so medical card holders only pay a max of 4%, great news.

lawnseed · January 26, 2011, 11:23:29 PM

yep! and the euro is holding up 86p today on the radio so that means about 84p in real life. i buy the diesel in the south thats as much tax as i want give them

Dougal Maguire · January 26, 2011, 11:27:44 PM

What is it for

gallsman · January 26, 2011, 11:50:08 PM

My social contributions have decreased as a result of the introduction of the USC!

muppet · January 26, 2011, 11:54:44 PM

Quote from: gallsman on January 26, 2011, 11:50:08 PM
My social contributions have decreased as a result of the introduction of the USC!

You're talking less?

gallsman · January 27, 2011, 12:48:07 AM

Quote from: muppet on January 26, 2011, 11:54:44 PM
Quote from: gallsman on January 26, 2011, 11:50:08 PM
My social contributions have decreased as a result of the introduction of the USC!

You're talking less?

Nice.

I was paying €32 a month more under the old system.

First paycheck was in October and had emergency tax, as did the November one while I got my PPS and tax credits sorted. Then got it all back and paid no tax in December (they scandalously give you a full years credits regardless of when you begin work) so have no idea how my PAYE has changed.

lawnseed · January 29, 2011, 12:57:42 AM

according to a table of contributions in the 'star' folk earning 45000 will only have to pay 7 euro more than folk getting paid 25000 this is one for the cupboard with bertie and those voting machines

armaghniac · January 29, 2011, 01:10:57 AM

Quoteaccording to a table of contributions in the 'star' folk earning 45000 will only have to pay 7 euro more than folk getting paid 25000

That's probably because they are already paying a lot of tax and running the country while the latter have been paying f*** all.